• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.512-517
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• 2000

Background: Onlay vein patch coronary angioplasty has been known to be an option for coronary artery stenosis in the selective iesions Material and method: During the period between July 1997 and August 1999, coronary angioplasty using autologous saphenous vein was done on 16 sites in 14 cases for the stenotic lesion at the bifurcation area and significantly stenosis distal to anastomosis. Result: Early patency of the angioplasty site was 85.7% at postoperative day 7. There was no statistically difference in graft patency, operative parameters, and complications compared to conventional anatomosis(p>0.05). Conclusion: Despite the small number of cases, the patency rate of the coronary patch angioplasty was comparable to the conventional CABG. Coronary artery only patch angioplasty could be performed in highly selected coronary arteries.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권7호
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• pp.708-712
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• 1995

We report two cases of angioplasty of the left main coronary artery for isolated left main coronary artery disease. One was 63-years old male with 90% occlusion of the left main coronary artery and the other was 64-years old male with 80% occlusion of the left main coronary artery. We have performed left main coronary artery angioplasty with pericardium. The postoperative courses were uneventful and good without specific complications.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.247-252
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• 1995

The isolated coronary ostial stenosis is rare and a critical lesion which requires urgent surgical intervention. Recently direct angioplasty is assumed as a preferable approach to conventional bypass grafting. From Mar. 1990 to Aug. 1993, six patients underwent direct angioplasty in Sejong Heart Institute. The mean age of 6 patients was 48 years [range 37 to 63 and they consisted with 5 females and one male. All had severe angina [class III or IV of short duration [mean 5.3 months and a low incidence of risk factors. Despite the crucial location of the lesion, most patients had well preserved left ventricular function and normal wall motion. We performed direct angioplasty with autologous pericardium via anterior approach except one patient who underwent direct angioplasty and CABG. One patient died 4 hours after angioplasty probably due to acute coronary dissection. The survived 5 patients maintain normal life without symptoms during 26.2 months follow up [range 5 to 47 months .Our preliminary results suggest that angioplasty of isolated coronary ostial stenosis in highly selected patient can be carried out with good results and relatively low operative risks.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.170-173
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• 1994

Isolated stenotic lesion located at the ostium of the left main coronary artery associated with Takayasu`s aortitis is quite rare. This report herein described a case of 25 year old woman with isolated ostial stenosis of the left main coronary artery underwent pericardial patch [fixed with 0.6 % glutaraldehyde] angioplasty. An anterior approach was used and postoperative coronary angiogram of the patient showed normal coronary ostial contour with normal runoff.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.433-437
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• 1999

배경: 좌주관상동맥 협착의 외과적 치료로 일반적으로는 관상동맥 우회술이 시행되지만, 정상적인 전향적 혈행을 유지시켜준다는 장점 때문에 좌주관상동맥의 성형술이 시행되기도 한다. 대상 및 방법: 저자들은 1994년 7월부터 1997년 12월까지 15례에서 좌주관상동맥 병변에 대한 혈관성형술을 시행하였다. 남자가 8명, 여자가 7명이었으며 연령은 평균 53.3$\pm$8.8 세이었다. 수술은 심낭의 비후가 있어서 복재정맥을 이용한 1례를 제외한 14례 모두에서 자가심낭편을 이용하여 협착부위를 확장하였고, 4례에서는 시야확보를 위해 폐동맥을 절단후 시행하였다. 5례에서 좌주관상동맥 성형술을 단독 시행하였고, 9례에서 관상동맥 우회술을 병행하였고, 1례에서 좌, 우 관상동맥 개구부의 동시 성형술을 시행하였다. 결과: 수술사망은 없었고, 1례에서 술후 4개월째에 좌주관상동맥 성형부위의 유의한 협착으로 관상동맥 우회술을 다시 시행하였다. 재수술을 시행한 1례를 제외한 14례중 8례에서는 수술후 1년째에 관상동맥 조영술을 실시하였는데, 50%의 국소협착을 보인 1례를 제외한 7례에서는 우수한 개존성을 보였으며, 평균 추적 기간 23$\pm$11개월(7-43)동안 15례 모두 흉통의 재발을 보이지는 않았다. 결론: 좌주관상동맥 협착에 대한 혈관성형술은 향후 장기적인 추적관찰이 필요하나, 비교적 우수한 수술 및 중기 성적을 보였다.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.409-411
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• 1995

One patient developing left main coronary stenosis following double valve replacement is reviewed. Angina pectoris developed 5 months postoperatively. Coronary perfusion with a balloon tip perfusion catheter was performed during previous operation and was considered technically satisfactory. Coronary angiography confirmed stenosis of the left main coronary artery. There was no further coronary arterial disease. An anterior approach between the aorta and pulmonary artery to expose the left main coronary artery was used and patch angioplasty was done. Repeat coronary angiography showed a widely patent left main coronary artery with excellent runoff. A careful search for coronary arterial injury should be made in all symptomatic patients following aortic valve replacement.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제32권12호
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• pp.1127-1130
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• 1999

Percutaneous coronary intervention including intracoronary stenting is currently an accepted treatment modality in the treatment of coronary artery disease and is widely performed to treat the patient with multivessel disease with decreased morbidities and less cost compared with conventional coronary rtery bypass grafting(CABG), Repeated interventions due to restenosis even after successful angioplasty are the major disadvantage of the angioplsty especially when the lesion is located inthe left anterior descending artery(LAD) Recently CABG through left anterior small thoracotomy using the left internal thoracic artery to revascularize the LAD territory without cardiopulmonary bypass so called Minimally Invasive Direct Coronary Artery Bypass(MIDCAB) was intrduced and performed with comparable early outcomes. In this regard the integrated approach with percutaneous coronary intervention and minimally invasive direct coronary artery bypass surgery so called 'Hybrid CABG' was suggested to be an effective treatment in suitable patients with multivessel coronary artery disease. We report three cases of Hybrid CABG.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제25권1호
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• pp.73-78
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• 1992

From Octorber 1984 through September 1991, 480 patients underwent percutaneous tra-nsluminal coronary angioplasty and 7 of these[1.4%] required coronary artery bypass surgeries in the emergency base. The principal indications for surgery were coronary dis-sections[n=2], acute coronary occlusions[n=3], and ventricular arrhythmias[n=2]. There were two early deaths and one late death. No patient who developed cardiac arrest and had not been resuscitated before surgery survived the operation. The outcome of surgery was related to the preoperative clinical status of patients.

• International Journal of Vascular Biomedical Engineering
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.25-30
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• 2004

Catheters are used to measure translesional pressure gradients in the stenosed coronary arteries. Uses of catheters during coronary angioplasty cause flow obstructions. A narrowed flow cross section with catheter effectively introduced a tighter stenosis than the enlarged residual stenoses after balloon angiplasty. Catheters in blood vessels cause pressure gradient rise and blood flow drop during the measurements. In this study, three dimensional computer simulations are conducted to investigate the flow blockage effects due to the catheter obstructions during the coronary angioplasty. The computer simulation models are generated by the data, which are measured by coronary angiogram, and the blood is treated as non-Newtonian fluid. The velocity, pressure, and wall shear stress variations are observed for the estimate of damages of blood vessel. This study is also extended to investigate the effects of stenotic vessel size, and shape and catheter size and location.

• Journal of Chest Surgery
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• 제29권8호
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• pp.861-866
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• 1996

좌주관상동맥및 좌전하챙지기시부의 협착이 있는 환자에서 수술적 혈관성형술을시행하면 기존의 관 상동맥우회술에 비해 혈류방향이 전향적이 되어 심근으로의 산소공급에 도움을 주며, 향후 원위관상동맥협착이 생길 경우 경피적혈관성 형술이 시행 가능하고, 이식 편을 사용하지 않음으로 이 차로 관상동맥우 회술 시행 시용이 하다. 한림대학교 강동성심병원 흉부외과에서는 1994년 7월부터 1995년 12월가지 55례에서 관상동맥우회술을 시행하였고, 이중 7례의 좌주관상퐁맥 협착환자에서 좌주관상동맥성형술을 시행하였다. 좌주관상동 맥의 협착의 정도는 60-95%였고, 동반병변으로는 좌전하행지기시부 협착이 2례, 우관상동맥협착이 1 례, 둔각지 협 착이 1례 였다. 수술은 환자자신의 심낭 또는 우심낭을 이용하여, 좌주관상동맥 절개부위를 확장하였고, 좌전하행 지 기시부 협착이 동반된 2례에선 절개선을 좌전하행지의 협착원위부가지 연장하여 좌전하행지기시부도 함께 확장하였다 우관상동맥협착이 동반된 1례에선 우측내유동맥으로 관상동맥 우회 술을 같이 시행하였다. 수술후 심근경색과 조기사망은 없었고, 1례에서 심전도상 57-T파의 이상소견이 猾暳퓸\ulcorner추가로 좌 전하행지와 둔각지에 관상동맥 우회 술을 시행하였다. 퇴원전 시행한 관상동맥조영술상 7례에서 확장된 좌주관상동맥이 관찰되었고, 2례에서 경미한 봉합부협착이 보였으나, 흉통의 재발없이 외래추적관찰중이다. 이상에서, 좌주관상동맥협착 환자중 원위관상동맥에 이상이 없는 경우수술적 혈관성형술로 직접 확장하는것이 기존의 관상동맥 우회술의 대안이 될 수 있다.